What is it about?
Background: Herbal supplement use has been reported to be widespread and often not disclosed in patient medical history reviews. Too much supplementation and/or interaction(s) with other prescribed drug(s) can be a real danger and should always be investigated in the patient’s record. Some supplements have been described in the literature that could potentially affect bleeding and hemostasis during and after surgical procedures.
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Why is it important?
Methods and Results: This case describes a surgical patient who was taking daily supplemental bitter gourd powder and exhibited excessive bleeding intraoperatively, in addition to prolonged coagulopathy postsurgically.
Perspectives
Medicinal herb use from plant sources has been a practice that has been around for millennia. It has been reported that approximately a third of adult patients in the United States (US) take herbal supplements [1].
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This page is a summary of: Excessive Bleeding Associated with Chronic High-Dose Bitter Gourd Supplementation, Journal of Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, November 2025, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jdoe2500110.
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